The best thing is, when we go for supper after, there are plates of fried chicken wings. crispy and fragrant with shrimp paste, stir-fried vermicelli giving off the burnt aroma of a super-heated wok, green vegetables, fruit juice, and the promise of a good night’s rest.

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These are some of my previous posts on running and my reflections on this most simple, yet intimidating, of exercise: